Access Control Built for NYC Co-ops & Condos

Yes, in most NYC co-ops and condos. Common area modifications require board or managing agent approval — the lobby, elevator, and amenity spaces are all shared property. We provide a complete proposal package with hardware specs and installation plans that you can submit directly to your board or managing agent. We've done this enough times to know what boards typically ask for, and we include that information upfront so you're not going back and forth for months.

Often yes. If your building has existing intercom wiring in conduit, we can frequently reuse it for the new system — which keeps the project cost down and avoids tearing into finished walls. We assess the existing wiring during the walkthrough and let you know exactly what's reusable before you commit to anything. In buildings built after the 1980s with structured cabling already in place, reuse rates are high. Older buildings with two-wire systems sometimes need new runs, and we'll tell you that upfront.

The property manager deactivates the lost fob immediately from the web portal — no locksmith, no rekeying, no waiting for anyone to come on-site. The fob stops working at every door in the system the moment it's deactivated. A new fob is programmed for the same access level in minutes and handed to the resident. You also get a complete audit trail showing when the lost fob was last used and which doors it accessed, which is useful if there's any question about unauthorized entry.

Yes. Elevator access control readers on each floor button require a valid credential to call the elevator to that floor. Visitors arriving at the lobby can reach the lobby level and any designated common area floors — but not residential floors without a resident present. Each resident's credential is programmed to authorize only their floor and the shared floors they're permitted to access. This is a standard installation in NYC co-ops and works with most existing elevator systems; we confirm compatibility during the building walkthrough.

All controlled doors are configured fail-safe or fail-secure depending on their function and local fire code. Fail-safe doors open on power loss — required for fire egress paths. Fail-secure doors stay locked, which is standard for lobby entry doors, with a mechanical key override for emergencies. We also install battery backup on the access control panel to maintain operation through brief outages — most panel batteries hold several hours. The fail mode for every door is specified during the design phase so the board knows exactly what happens in an outage before the system is installed.